Review of Tell Your Children (1938) by Tim S — 04 Mar 2012
And here it is, the mother of all drug propaganda films produced in the 1930's to scare teenagers and warn their parents about the "dangers" of smoking marijuana. Reefer Madness is legendary schlock.
According to this film, once you smoke pot then everything goes downhill and never comes back up again. Everything just ends badly for everyone when they smoke up. Apparently you also laugh maniacally, play the piano really fast, dance like crazy, drive yourself to murder and go completely insane.
That's what I got out of it anyway. As a former pot smoker myself, the most I ever wanted to do was kick back on the couch, watch some TV, snack and then sleep. That's it. I can't say that I got a burst of energy from smoking pot.
Anyways, enough about me. This is an absolutely insane piece of celluloid, and I love it for that alone. My rating is biased I guess, because I'm rating it based solely on my enjoyment and not necessarily its quality.
If you're looking for oddball crazyness, then you need look no further. Reefer Madness is your addiction.
This review of Tell Your Children (1938) was written by Tim S on 04 Mar 2012.
Tell Your Children has generally received negative reviews.
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